Specie
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈspiːʃi/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Specie is a noun meaning Type or kind, in various uses of the phrase in specie.
Meaning
Type or kind, in various uses of the phrase in specie.
More Meanings
- Money in the form of coins made from precious metal that has an intrinsic value; coinage.
- (hypercorrect) singular of species
Example Sentences
‘It was not money or specie he thought himself hunting!’
I received one month's pay in specie while on the march to Virginia, in the year 1781, and except that, I never received any pay worth the name while I belonged to the army.
“Dick” Counterfly had absquatulated swiftly into the night, leaving his son with only a pocketful of specie and the tender admonition, “Got to ‘scram,’ kid — write if you get work.”
Word Forms
- species
Synonyms for specie
Depending on context, synonyms include coinage, mintage.
Antonyms for specie
Common opposites include paper.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include mintage, coinage, gold, gas, petrol, gasoline.
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